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- Bjersand, Kathrine, 1972-, et al.
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The clinical and prognostic correlation of HRNPM and SLC1A5 in pathogenesis and prognosis in epithelial ovarian cancer
- 2017
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Ingår i: PLOS ONE. - : Public Library of Science (PLoS). - 1932-6203. ; 12:6
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prognostic effect of the Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein type M (HNRPM) and Solute carrier 1A5 (SLC1A5) in FIGO-stages I-II epithelial ovarian cancer.METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was designed to investigate the prognostic effect of HNRPM and SLC1A5, and the association with clinical-pathologic characteristics in 131 patients with FIGO-stages I-II epithelial ovarian cancer. Tissue microarrays were constructed and protein levels were assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC).RESULTS: Positive HRNPM status was associated with positive staining for PUMA (P = 0.04), concomitant PUMA and p21 staining (P = 0.005), and VEGF-R2 (P = 0.003). Positive SLC1A5 staining was associated with positive staining of p27 (P = 0.030), PUMA (P = 0.039), concomitant PUMA and p27 staining, and VEGF-R2 (P = 0.039). In non-serous tumors (n = 72), the SLC1A5 positivity was associated with recurrent disease (P = 0.01). In a multivariable logistic regression analysis FIGO-stage (OR = 12.4), tumor grade (OR = 5.1) and SLC1A5 positivity (OR = 0.1) were independent predictive factors for recurrent disease. Disease-free survival (DFS) in women with SLC1A5-positive non-serous tumors was 92% compared with of 66% in patients with SLC1A5-negative non-serous tumors (Log-rank = 15.343; P = 0.008). In Cox analysis with DFS as endpoint, FIGO-stage (HR = 4.5) and SLC1A5 status (HR = 0.3) were prognostic factors.CONCLUSIONS: As the proteins HRNPM and SLC1A5 are associated with the cell cycle regulators p21 or p27, the apoptosis regulators PTEN and PUMA, and the VEGF-R2 it is concluded that both proteins have role in the pathogenesis of ovarian cancer. In patients with non-serous ovarian cancer SLC1A5 protects from recurrent disease, presumably by means of biological mechanisms that are unrelated to cytotoxic drug sensitivity.
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- Skírnisdóttir, Ingiridur, 1951-, et al.
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A new prognostic model comprising p53, EGFR, and tumor grade in early stage epithelial ovarian carcinoma and avoiding the problem of inaccurate surgical staging
- 2004
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Ingår i: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. - 1048-891X .- 1525-1438. ; 14:2, s. 259-270
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Epithelial ovarian carcinoma rarely occurs because of a single event. Therefore, no single biological tumor factor will give accurate prognostic information for all ovarian cancer patients. On the other hand, a combination of two or more independent factors may yield an improved overall prognostic index. Because FIGO stage is included in most of the previously presented models, inaccurate surgical staging in patients with apparently early disease has been a problem. In a series of 226 patients with epithelial ovarian carcinomas in FIGO stages IA-IIC, a number of clinicopathological factors (age, FIGO stage, histopathologic type, and tumor grade) were studied in relation to the biological factors p53 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), important regulators of the apoptosis and mitosis. Immunohistochemical techniques were used. All patients received adjuvant radiotherapy or chemotherapy after the primary surgery. Expression of p53 was significantly associated with the tumor grade and disease-free survival (DFS). EGFR expression was also associated with DFS. In a Cox multivariate analysis, tumor grade, p53 status, and EGFR status were all independent and significant prognostic factors with regard to DFS. A prognostic model was proposed using these factors. A low-risk group, an intermediate-risk group, and a high-risk group were defined. DFS amounted to 89% in the low-risk group (grades 1-2, p53-negative, and EGFR-negative), 66% in the intermediate-risk group (grade 3, p53-negative, and EGFR-negative or grades 1-2, p53-positive or EGFR-positive) and 39% in the high-risk group (grade 3, p53-positive, and EGFR-positive).
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- Skirnisdottir, Ingiridur, 1951-, et al.
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Association of p21, p21 p27 and p21 p53 Status to Histological Subtypes and Prognosis in Low-stage Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
- 2013
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Ingår i: Cancer Genomics & Proteomics. - 1109-6535 .- 1790-6245. ; 10:1, s. 27-34
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of p21 alone and in combination with p53 or p27 for different histological subtypes of epithelial ovarian cancer and disease-free survival. Patients and Methods: The specimens were obtained at primary surgery from a series of 29 ovarian carcinomas in FIGO stages I-II. The technique of tissue microarray and immunohistochemistry was used for detection of positivity of the markers. Results: Positive staining for p21, p27 and p53 was detected in 36%, 58% and 25% of cases, respectively. The p21 status, p27 status and concomitant p21 p27 and p21 p53 status in four subgroups were related to histological subtypes (p=0.016, p=0.036, p=0.004 and p=0.001). Mucinous tumors mostly stained negatively for p27 and concomitantly negatively for p21 and p53. Clear cell tumors generally stained positively for p21 and p27 but negatively for p53. Serous tumors usually stained concomitantly negatively for p21 and positively for p53. In a multivariate Cox regression analysis, FIGO stage, p21 p53 and p53 status were independent prognostic factors for disease-free survival. Conclusion: A subgroup, constituting 25/129 (19%) of the patients with predominantly serous tumors with concomitant p21 negativity and p53 positivity had a poor survival. Another subgroup of 11/129 (9%) patients with non-serous tumors with concomitant p21 and p27 positivity had excellent survival.
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- Skírnisdottir, Ingiridur, 1951-, et al.
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Cell Cycle Regulator p27 Mediates Body Mass IndexEffects in Ovarian Cancer in FIGO-stages I-II
- 2019
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Ingår i: Cancer Genomics & Proteomics. - : International Institute of Anticancer Research. - 1109-6535 .- 1790-6245. ; 16:6, s. 443-450
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background/Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI), the biomarker p27, and the clinical factors in FIGO-stages I-II ovarian cancer. Patients and Methods: A total of 128 patients with ovarian cancer were included in the study. For testing differences in univariate analyzes we used the Pearson's Chi-square test and the log-rank test. For multivariate analyses the logistic regression and Cox regression models were used with recurrent disease and disease free survival as endpoints, respectively. Results: Patients with BMI <= 25 kg/m(2) had a significantly better 5-year disease free survival compared with patients with BMI >25 kg/m(2) in the total series of patients (p=0.008), and in the series of patients (n=77) with non-serous tumors (p=0.047). Patients with p27-positive non-serous tumors had higher survival compared to patients with p27-negative non-serous tumors (p=0.020). Conclusion: The cell cycle regulator p27 mediates BMI effects in ovarian cancer in FIGO-stages I-II.
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- Skírnisdottir, Ingiridur, 1951-, et al.
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Clinical significance of growth factor receptor EGFR and angiogenesis regulator VEGF‑R2 in patients with ovarian cancer at FIGO stages I-II.
- 2018
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Ingår i: International Journal of Oncology. - : Spandidos Publications. - 1019-6439 .- 1791-2423. ; 53:4, s. 1633-1642
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of the present retrospective cohort study was to investigate the prognostic effect of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the angiogenesis regulator vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGF‑R2) on disease-free survival (DFS) rate and recurrent disease, and their association with clinicopathological characteristics in 131 patients with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stages I-II epithelial ovarian cancer. The techniques of tissue microar-rays and immunohistochemistry were used for the positive detection of the markers. The frequency of positive staining in tumors for EGFR was 24% and for VEGF‑R2 was 77%. Across the cohort, there was a total of 34/131 recurrences (26%) and the 5‑year DFS rate was 68%. In a multivariate logistic regression analysis with recurrent disease as the endpoint, FIGO stage (OR=9.7), type (I/II) of tumor (OR=3.0) and VEGF‑R2 status (OR=0.2) were all found to be independent predictive factors in the cohort of patients (n=131). For patients with non‑serous tumors (n=78), the FIGO stage (OR=76), type (I/II) of tumor (OR=44), EGFR status (OR=0.05) and VEGF‑R2 status (OR=0.008) were all significant and independent predictive factors. On comparing the four subgroups, in terms of concomitant EGFR and VEGF‑R2 status, in a survival analysis, the subgroup of patients (n=21) with concomitant positive expression of EGFR and VEGF‑R2 had a 5‑year DFS rate of 100%. Therefore, the prognostic effect of EGFR and VEGF‑R2 for recurrent disease and survival rates was confirmed by the above findings. Certain results in the present study were not in line with results from previous studies on the prognostic effect of EGFR and VEGF‑R2. An increasing number of preclinical and clinical observations have shown that the process of angiogenesis remains to be fully elucidated. Therefore, one of the challenges for future ovarian cancer investigations is to identify which biomarkers may be used as predictive and prognostic markers.
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- Skírnisdóttir, Ingiridur, 1951-, et al.
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Differences in Clinical and Biological Features Between Type I and Type II Tumors in FIGO Stages I-II Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma.
- 2015
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Ingår i: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. - 1048-891X .- 1525-1438. ; 25:7, s. 1239-47
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare immunohistochemical profile for the apoptosis regulators p53, C-MYC, bax, PUMA, and PTEN and the cell cycle regulatory proteins p21 and p27, as well as clinical factors between types I and II tumors.METHODS: In total, 131 patients in FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) stages I-II were divided into 2 groups of patients after type I tumors (n = 79) and type II tumors (n = 52). Differences in the immunohistochemical profile for the cell cycle-related proteins, detected by tissue microarrays and immune-histochemistry, were compared. For statistical tests, the Pearson χ test and the logistic regression model were used. All tests were 2-sided, and the level of statistical significance was P ≤ 0.05.RESULTS: In multivariate logistic regression analysis with recurrent disease as endpoint, FIGO stage (odds ratio [OR], 4.7), type I/II tumors (OR, 3.8), body mass index (BMI) (OR, 3.5), and p53 status (OR, 4.2) all were found to be independent predictive factors. In 2 different multivariate logistic regression analyses with type I/II tumors as endpoint, both p53p21 (OR, 2.9) and p27 status (OR, 3.0) were associated with type II tumors. Differently, C-MYC status (OR, 0.4) was associated with type I tumors. Furthermore, age (OR, 1.04), BMI (OR, 0.4), and recurrent disease (OR, 4.3) all were associated to type II tumors. In survival analysis, there was a trend (P = 0.054) toward better disease-free survival for patients with type I tumors.CONCLUSIONS: Concomitant positivity for p53 and negativity for p21, positivity for p27, and negativity for C-MYC in an epithelial ovarian tumor might strengthen the diagnostic option of type II tumor ovarian carcinoma. Patients with type II tumors were older, had lower BMI, and had more often recurrent disease than patients with type I tumors.
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- Skírnisdóttir, Ingiridur, 1951-, et al.
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Loss-of-heterozygosity on chromosome 19q in early-stage serous ovarian cancer is associated with recurrent disease
- 2012
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Ingår i: BMC Cancer. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1471-2407. ; 12, s. 407-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND:Ovarian cancer is a heterogeneous disease and prognosis for apparently similar cases of ovarian cancer varies. Recurrence of the disease in early stage (FIGO-stages I-II) serous ovarian cancer results in survival that is comparable to those with recurrent advanced-stage disease. The aim of this study was to investigate if there are specific genomic aberrations that may explain recurrence and clinical outcome.METHODS:Fifty-one women with early stage serous ovarian cancer were included in the study. DNA was extracted from formalin fixed samples containing tumor cells from ovarian tumors. Tumor samples from thirty-seven patients were analysed for allele-specific copy numbers using OncoScan single nucleotide polymorphism arrays from Affymetrix and the bioinformatic tool Tumor Aberration Prediction Suite. Genomic gains, losses, and loss-of-heterozygosity that associated with recurrent disease were identified.RESULTS:The most significant differences (p < 0.01) in Loss-of-heterozygosity (LOH) were identified in two relatively small regions of chromosome 19; 8.0-8,8 Mbp (19 genes) and 51.5-53.0 Mbp (37 genes). Thus, 56 genes on chromosome 19 were potential candidate genes associated with clinical outcome. LOH at 19q (51-56 Mbp) was associated with shorter disease-free survival and was an independent prognostic factor for survival in a multivariate Cox regression analysis. In particular LOH on chromosome 19q (51-56 Mbp) was significantly (p < 0.01) associated with loss of TP53 function.CONCLUSIONS:The results of our study indicate that presence of two aberrations in TP53 on 17p and LOH on 19q in early stage serous ovarian cancer is associated with recurrent disease. Further studies related to the findings of chromosomes 17 and 19 are needed to elucidate the molecular mechanism behind the recurring genomic aberrations and the poor clinical outcome.
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- Skirnisdottir, Ingiridur, 1951-, et al.
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Lymph node sampling is of prognostic value in early stage epithelial ovarian carcinoma
- 2005
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Ingår i: European journal of gynaecological oncology. - 0392-2936. ; 26:2, s. 181-185
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PURPOSE:The importance of lymph node involvement as a prognostic factor is still under debate. In the present study, the impact of surgical staging for prognosis in early stages of epithelial ovarian cancer was evaluated in a series of 113 patients.MATERIAL AND METHODS:A retrospective study was carried out at the Department of Gynecological Oncology, Orebro University Hospital, during the period 1994-1998. In a subgroup of 20 out of 113 patients, pelvic lymph node sampling or pelvic lymphadenectomy was included in the standard surgical procedure. In cases of positive lymph nodes, the tumors were upstaged to FIGO Stage III. Pearson's chi-square, the t-test, the log-rank test and Cox multivariate analysis were used in the statistical analyses.RESULTS:The 20 patients with lymph node sampling or lymphadenectomy were compared with the remaining 93 patients without a comprehensive surgical staging procedure. A survival analysis demonstrated a significant (p = 0.005) difference in disease-free survival rates between the two subgroups, where there was a survival benefit in the subgroup of patients who had undergone comprehensive surgical staging. In a Cox proportional hazard regression analysis with disease-free survival as the endpoint, high tumor grade (HR = 3.14) and comprehensive surgical staging with at least a node sampling (HR = 0.09) were significant and independent prognostic factors.CONCLUSION:The benefit in survival after the procedure of lymph node sampling in early stages of epithelial ovarian carcinoma could probably be explained by the fact that the surgical procedure detects otherwise unrecognized Stage III disease.
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- Skirnisdottir, Ingiridur, 1951-, et al.
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Napsin A as a marker of clear cell ovarian carcinoma
- 2013
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Ingår i: BMC Cancer. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1471-2407. ; 13:1, s. 524-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Clear cell carcinomas are aggressive tumors with a distinct biologic behaviour. In a genome-widescreening for genes involved in chemo-resistance, NAPA was over-expressed in cisplatin-resistant cells. The NAPA(protein) Napsin A was described to promote resistance to cisplatin by degradation of the tumor suppressor p53.Methods: Totally 131 patients were included in this study all in FIGO-stages I-II; 16 were clear cell tumors which were compared with 40 Type I tumors and 75 type II tumors according to the markers Napsin A, p21, p53 and p27 and some clinical features. For detection of the markers tissue microarrays and immunohistochemistry were used.Results: Positivity for Napsin A was detected in 12 (80%) out of the 15 clear cell tumors available for analysis compared with 3 (4%) out of the Type I and II tumors in one group (p < 0.001). Differences in p21 status, p53 status, and p21 + p53- status were striking when clear cell tumors were compared with Type I, Type II, and Type I and II tumors in one group, respectively. The p21 + p53-status was associated to positive staining of Napsin A (p = 0.0015)and clear cell morphology (p = 0.0003). In two separate multivariate logistic regression analyses with Napsin A as endpoint both clear cell carcinoma with OR = 153 (95% C.I. 21–1107); (p < 001) and p21 + p53- status with OR = 5.36(95% C.I. 1.6-17.5); (p = 0.005) were independent predictive factors. ROC curves showed that AUC for Napsin A alone was 0.882, for p21 + p53- it was 0.720 and for p21 + p53-Napsin A + AUC was 0.795. Patients with clear cell tumors had lower (p = 0.013) BMI than Type I patients and were younger (p = 0.046) at diagnosis than Type II patients. Clearcell tumors had a higher frequency (p = 0.039) of capsule rupture at surgery than Type I and II tumors.Conclusions: Positivity of Napsin A in an epithelial ovarian tumor might strengthen the morphological diagnosis ofclear cell ovarian carcinoma in the process of differential diagnosis between clear cell ovarian tumors and other histological subtypes.
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- Skirnisdottir, Ingiridur, 1951-, et al.
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Prognostic Factors for Cervical Cancer in FIGO-Stages IA-IIB in a 10-Year Period in the Region of Uppsala, Sweden: Population Cohort Study
- 2022
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Ingår i: Annals of Clinical Oncology. - : Science Repository OU. - 2674-3248 .- 2674-3248. ; , s. 1-8
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background: The incidence of cervical cancer in Sweden decreased to 8/100,000 in the year 2011 but has from 2014 increased to 11/100,000. The noted increase was, mainly observed in FIGO-stages IA-IB, where patients usually are asymptomatic and detected in screening.Materials and Methods: The study population consisted of 253 patients with cervical carcinoma in FIGO-stages IA-IIB. The patients were referred to the Department of Gynecology at the Akademiska University Hospital in Uppsala for decision of treatment from 2008 to 2017.Results: Clinical and pathological features of cervical carcinoma were compared according to the subtypes: squamous cell carcinoma (n=150), adenocarcinoma (n=74) and adeno-squamous cancer (n=29). Other rare histological types (n = 6) were excluded. Finally, 207 (82%) out of the 253 referred patients, had primary surgical treatment and 29 (14%) patients had additional oncological treatment. The remaining 46 patients (18%) received primary oncological treatment. In the present study 45 (17.8%) developed recurrent disease. Prognostic factors for disease-free survival in Cox-regression analysis were stage (IA versus IIB) (p = 0.000) and histopathologic subtype (p = 0.009). In a survival analysis the disease-free survival differed between the histological subtypes; 62 % for squamous cell cancer in cervix, 48 % for adenocarcinoma, and 32 % for adeno-squamous cancer (Chi-square = 6,221; p = 0,045)). Logistic regression analysis including treatment details, showed no other predictive factors for recurrent disease.Conclusion: The results from this study suggest that prognostic factors for disease-free survival are FIGO-stage (IA –IIB) and histopathology, but not tumor grade, age or choice of treatment.
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- Skírnisdóttir, Ingirídur, 1951-
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Prognostic Factors in Early Stages (FIGO I-II) of Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma
- 2002
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- From January, 1988, to December, 1993, 113 patients with FIGO stage IA-IIC epithelial ovarian carcinoma were treated with postoperative radiotherapy. The median follow-up period was 74 months. Tumor recurrences were recorded in 33 cases (30%). The cancer-specific survival rate was 72%. Tumor grade was a significant (P = 0.007) and independent prognostic factor in the multivariate analysis. In a smaller series of 106 patients, a number of prognostic factors (age, FIGO stage, histopathological type, and tumor grade) were studied in relation to regulators of apoptosis (p53, bcl-2, and bax) and growth factor receptors (HER-2/neu and EGFR). Immunohistochemical techniques were used. In a separate series of 103 patients, the DNA content (flow cytometry) and p53 status of the tumors were also studied and related to the same clinicopathological factors. P53 was associated with tumor grade (P = 0.007) and survival status (P = 0.046). In a Cox multivariate analysis, tumor grade (P = 0.0006), bax status (P = 0.020), and EGFR status (P = 0.018) were significant and independent prognostic factors. DNA ploidy of the tumors was strongly associated with tumor grade. From January, 1994, to December, 1998, a series of 109 patients with ovarian carcinomas (FIGO IA-IIC) were treated with postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. The same prognostic factors were studied in this series. The median follow-up was 48 months and the cancer-specific survival rate was 75%. Twenty-five (25%) tumor recurrences were recorded. The most favorable survival rate was seen in patients with tumors negative for p53 and positive for bcl-2 or bax. In a multivariate analysis, tumor grade (P = 0.014) and p53 status (P = 0.020) were independent prognostic factors.Clinical, histopathological and biological prognostic factors should be combined in prognostic models to render patient-tailored therapy possible and to define different prognostic groups for future clinical studies of adjuvant therapy in early stage ovarian carcinomas.
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- Skirnisdottir, Ingiridur, 1951-, et al.
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Prognostic impact of body mass index and effect of overweight and obesity on surgical and adjuvant treatment in early-stage epithelial ovarian cancer
- 2008
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Ingår i: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. - Oxford : BMJ. - 1048-891X .- 1525-1438. ; 18:2, s. 345-351
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present study was performed to find out if the body mass index (BMI) was associated with clinical and pathologic features (age, histology, tumor grade, and substages) and prognosis in early stages (FIGO I-II) of epithelial ovarian cancer. Further aims of the study were to evaluate if overweight or obesity affected the feasibility of optimal surgery and postoperative adjuvant therapy. A total of 635 patients were included in this study. Four percent of the patients were underweight (BMI < 18.5), 53% were of ideal body weight (BMI 18.5-25), 31% were overweight (BMI 25-30), and 12% were obese (BMI > 30). Overweight and obese patients were significantly (P = 0.006) older than underweight and ideal body weight patients. Tumor grade and histologic type distributions were not different across the BMI strata. FIGO stage (P = 0.011) and presence of ascites (P = 0.007) at primary surgery were associated with the BMI status. A history of cardiovascular disease was significantly (P = 0.006) more common in overweight and obese patients. Survival analyses in the four BMI subgroups did not show any significant differences with regard to recurrence-free survival. The 5-year recurrence-free survival of the complete series was 72%. Overweight and obese patients did not have worse survival than normal weight and underweight patients. Perioperative or postoperative morbidity and adjuvant oncologic treatment were not affected by the BMI. In a multivariate Cox analysis, FIGO substage and tumor grade, but not BMI, were independent and significant prognostic factors with regard to all types of survival rates.
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- Skírnisdottir, Ingiridur, 1951-, et al.
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Prognostic Impact of p53, p27, and C-MYC on Clinicopathological Features and Outcome in Early-Stage (FIGO I-II) Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
- 2011
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Ingår i: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. - 1048-891X .- 1525-1438. ; 21:2, s. 236-244
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Introduction: The objective of the study was to evaluate the prognostic effect of p53, p27, and C-MYC on clinicopathological features, recurrent disease, and disease-free survival (DFS) of 131 patients with ovarian cancer in International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stages I-II. Methods: The technique of tissue microarray and immunohistochemistry was used for detection of positivity/overexpression of the biological markers p53, p27, and C-MYC. Results: In the complete series, the 5-year and overall survival rates were 68% and 71%, respectively. Positive staining for p53, p27, and C-MYC was detected in 25%, 57%, and 76% of cases, respectively. Positivity of p53, p27, concomitant p53-p27, C-MYC, and C-MYC-p27 status were associated with tumor grade. Positivity of p27 and concomitant p53-p27 were related to serous tumors. In survival analysis, DFS was related to p53, combined p53-p27, and combined p53-C-MYC status. Significant predictive factors for tumor recurrences were the FIGO stage (odds ratio [OR] = 9.8), status of node sampling (OR = 0.2), and p53 status (OR = 3.7) in a logistic regression analysis. In a multivariate Cox regression analysis, FIGO stage (hazard ratio [HR] = 4.3) and p53 status (HR = 3.0) were significant prognostic factors for DFS. In a separate Cox regression analysis, FIGO stage (HR = 2.0) and concomitant p53-p27-C-MYC status (HR = 0.3) were independent prognostic factors for DFS. It was possible to identify a subgroup, constituting 30% of the patients, who had excellent survival with tumors of concomitant p53 negativity, p27 positivity, and C-MYC positivity apart from the clinicopathological factors. Patients in this subgroup were longtime survivors with DFS of 92% at 5 and 9 years. Conclusions: The results of this study strongly suggest that patients with p53-positive tumors (alone/or combined with p27 and/or C-MYC) had significantly worse survival (DFS) compared with patients with p53-negative tumors. Patients with p53-positive tumors continued to have recurrences after the 5-year follow-up and die in disease.
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- Skírnisdóttir, Ingiridur, 1951-, et al.
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The apoptosis regulators p53, bax and PUMA : Relationship and impact on outcome in early stage (FIGO I-II) ovarian carcinoma after post-surgical taxane-based treatment
- 2012
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Ingår i: Oncology Reports. - : Spandidos Publications. - 1021-335X .- 1791-2431. ; 27:3, s. 741-747
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognostic effect of the apoptosis regulators p53, bax and PUMA for recurrent disease and disease-free survival (DFS) in a series of 105 patients in FIGO-stages I-II with epithelial ovarian cancer, all treated with post-surgical platinum-taxane chemotherapy. For the detection of positivity of the biological markers p53, bax and PUMA the techniques of tissue microarrays and immunohistochemistry (IHC) were used. In tumors the frequency of p53 positivity was 24%, that of bax positivity was 83%, and strong positivity was found for PUMA (43%). The bax status was related to tumor grade (P=0.029). Positive staining for bax was related to strong positivity of PUMA in the tumors (P=0.004). The p53, bax or PUMA status alone or concomitant (p53 bax, p53 PUMA and bax PUMA) were not related to age, histopathological subtype, serous/non-serous tumors or type of the staging procedure at primary surgery. In survival analysis p53-positive tumors (P=0.014) and concomitant p53-positive and weak PUMA-positive tumors (P=0.015) were significantly correlated with shorter DFS. Concomitant p53-negative and bax-positive tumors were significantly correlated with longer survival (P=0.019). FIGO-stage (OR=6.0) and p53 status (OR=4.1) were predictive factors for tumor recurrence in logistic regression analysis and independent prognostic factors (HR=2.4 for both) in multivariate Cox regression analysis. In a separate Cox multivariate regression analysis the p53 bax status (HR=2.2) was an independent prognostic factor for DFS. The p53 PUMA status (HR=0.4) was not an independent prognostic factor, however, a borderline significance (P=0.07) was noted. Our results indicate that FIGO stage and p53 status alone were independent predictive factors for recurrence and prognostic factors for survival. Furthermore, p53 bax status was an independent prognostic factor for survival in this study.
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- Skírnisdottir, Ingiridur, 1951-, et al.
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The relationship of the angiogenesis regulators VEGF-A, VEGF-R1 and VEGF-R2 to p53 status and prognostic factors in epithelial ovarian carcinoma in FIGO-stages I-II
- 2016
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Ingår i: International Journal of Oncology. - : Spandidos Publications. - 1019-6439 .- 1791-2423. ; 48:3, s. 998-1006
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to evaluate prognostic effect of the angiogenesis regulators VEGF-R1, VEGF-R2 and VEGF-A for recurrent disease and disease-free survival (DFS), and their relation to the apoptosis regulator p53, in 131 patients with FIGO-stages I-II with epithelial ovarian cancer. For the detection of positivity of the markers the techniques of tissue microarrays and immunohistochemistry (IHC) were used. In tumors the frequency of positive staining for VEGF-R1 was 19%, for VEGF-R2 and VEGF-A, it was 77 and 70%, respectively. Positivity for p53 was detected in 25% of tumors. The total number of recurrences in the complete series was 34 out of 131 (26%) and 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) was 68%. Positive staining for VEGF-A (P=0.030), VEGF-R2 (P=0.011) and p53 (P=0.015) was found more frequently in type II tumors than in type I tumors. Patients with VEGF-R1 negative tumors had worse (P=0.021) DFS compared to patients with VEGF-R1 positive tumors. In two multivariate Cox analyzes with DFS as endpoint, FIGO-stage (HR=3.8), VEGF-R2 status (HR=0.4) and p53 status (HR=2.3), all were significant and independent prognostic factors. When the variables VEGF-R2 and p53 were replaced with the new variable VEGF-R2(+)p53(-/)other three combinations in one group, it was found that patients from that subgroup had 86% reduced risk of dying in disease (HR=0.24). Findings above, confirmed relationship between VEGF-R2 and VEGF-A and p53, respectively, with regard to recurrent disease and survival. Some findings from the present study are different from results from previous studies on the regulation of angiogenesis. Despite many trials with anti-angiogenic agents in the front line of ovarian cancer have shown to be positive for progression-free survival, no one has demonstrated an impact on overall survival. Therefore, one of the greatest challenges in ovarian cancer research, is to discover predictive and prognostic biomarkers.
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- Varasteh, Karina, et al.
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Har adenokarcinom och adenoskvamös cancer ökat bland cervixcancerfallen i Uppsalaregionen under åren 2008-2017? : Hur var prognosen för de tre grupperna (skivepitelcancer, adenokarcinom och adenoskvamös) av cervixcancer?
- 2020
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The incidence of adenocarcinom and adenoskvamous cancer in cervix (n=103) were compared to the incidence of squamous cell cancer in cervix (n = 150) in a retrospective cohort study. However, six patients (2 %) had some other histological diagnosis. This study included 259 patients in FIGO-stages IA-IIB, arriving to the Department of Gynecology at the Akademiska University Hospital in the years 2008 – 2017 for decision of treatment. No increase in incidence (p = 0,126) were detected between adenocarcinom and adenoskvamous cancer in cervix in one group (40 %) compared to squamous cell cancer in cervix (58 %). However, the recidiv-free survival was different (Chi-square = 6,221; p = 0,045) between the histological subgroups (62 % for squamous cell cancer in cervix, 48 % for adenocarcinoma, and for adenoskvamous cancer in it was 32 %). Totally, 210 out of 259 the arriving patients included in the study, had surgical treatment and the resting 49 patients had primary oncologic treatment.
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